New Ford Focus Promo video with M3

[jlr]

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[petrivanzyl]

$$$$$$$$$$$

FTW!

 

[ChrisBrand]

Im sorry, i have never heard a more boring exhaust note from a ST. Honestly i thought i was watching David Attenborough till the V8 M3 came.

Nice vid

 

[jlr]

Yeah, I do not really get the video. It is kind of admitting, a M3 is better. Why would you feature a car better then the one you are trying to sell. Does not make sense.

 

[petrivanzyl]

Yeah, I do not really get the video. It is kind of admitting, a M3 is better. Why would you feature a car better then the one you are trying to sell. Does not make sense.

At least they are honest...

 

[Bayn46]

"What makes an ST an ST?" I would guess, correct grammar for starters :mmm:

I'm not sure that I grasp the idea of the video - I can understand the comparison between the other cars but what's the point of showing a M3 destroy it :roflol:

You could have thrown a Ferrari 458 in there and achieved the same result...well, maybe not the handbrake turn, the 458 would get stuck, being so low

 

[petrivanzyl]

They saying an ST is the best / most fun car you can get if you can't afford a BMW? :dunno:

 

[tcal69]

My first impression is M3 cost too much, you will get more fun in an ST?:fencelook:

 

[Divio]

I Like it, they sorta praising the M3.

:=):

 

[Whacko]

Yeah, I do not really get the video. It is kind of admitting, a M3 is better. Why would you feature a car better then the one you are trying to sell. Does not make sense.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :thumbs:

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"What makes an ST an ST?" I would guess, correct grammar for starters :mmm:

I'm not sure that I grasp the idea of the video - I can understand the comparison between the other cars but what's the point of showing a M3 destroy it :roflol:

You could have thrown a Ferrari 458 in there and achieved the same result...well, maybe not the handbrake turn, the 458 would get stuck, being so low

:nono: Grammer is correct. a,e,i,o,u gets "an" rest gets "a"

 

[Bayn46]

:nono: Grammer is correct. a,e,i,o,u gets "an" rest gets "a"

Exactly, the video is wrong, unless I'm mistaken and it's a Ford EsTea.

My quote was from the video, the bold wasn't me making a correction.

 

[calypso]

I dont get it,makes the M3 look badass

 

[Prev]

Stupid video :thumbdo:

 

[Major]

:nono: Grammer is correct. a,e,i,o,u gets "an" rest gets "a"

Exactly, the video is wrong, unless I'm mistaken and it's a Ford EsTea.

My quote was from the video, the bold wasn't me making a correction.

Today you learn something new! http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/articlestext.htm

You use a when the noun you are referring to begins with a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y or z), for example, "a city", "a factory", and "a hotel".

You use an when the noun you are referring to begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

Pronunciation changes this rule. It's the sound that matters, not the spelling.

If the next word begins with a consonant sound when we say it, for example, "university" then we use a. If the next word begins with a vowel sound when we say it, for example "hour" then we use an.

We say "university" with a "y" sound at the beginning as though it were spelt "youniversity".
So, "a university" IS correct.

We say "hour" with a silent h as though it were spelt "our".
So, "an hour" IS correct.

As you said, it's pronounced "EsTea", so it gets an an because the way it's pronounced starts with the letter e. You should also say "an M3" for the same reason, but in South Africa we often make this mistake because of either speaking or having learnt Afrikaans where it's all 'n ST or 'n M3, and our accent probably isn't helping either.

 

[Bayn46]

You should also say "an M3" for the same reason, but in South Africa we often make this mistake because of either speaking or having learnt Afrikaans where it's all 'n ST or 'n M3.

I've always felt that it sounded stupid saying "a M3", as you tend to want to pronounce it as if "M" was spelt "eM". Didn't know that these exceptions existed for "an".

People weren't kidding when they said that english is a poorly constructed language :roflol:

 

[Whacko]

:nono: Grammer is correct. a,e,i,o,u gets "an" rest gets "a"

Exactly, the video is wrong, unless I'm mistaken and it's a Ford EsTea.

My quote was from the video, the bold wasn't me making a correction.

Today you learn something new! http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/articlestext.htm

You use a when the noun you are referring to begins with a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y or z), for example, "a city", "a factory", and "a hotel".

You use an when the noun you are referring to begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

Pronunciation changes this rule. It's the sound that matters, not the spelling.

If the next word begins with a consonant sound when we say it, for example, "university" then we use a. If the next word begins with a vowel sound when we say it, for example "hour" then we use an.

We say "university" with a "y" sound at the beginning as though it were spelt "youniversity".
So, "a university" IS correct.

We say "hour" with a silent h as though it were spelt "our".
So, "an hour" IS correct.

As you said, it's pronounced "EsTea", so it gets an an because the way it's pronounced starts with the letter e. You should also say "an M3" for the same reason, but in South Africa we often make this mistake because of either speaking or having learnt Afrikaans where it's all 'n ST or 'n M3, and our accent probably isn't helping either.

Sorry, my bad reply, I was just seconding your comment :thumbs:

 

[petrivanzyl]

:facepalm:
The grammer police..

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

Stupid video indeed:nonono:

 

[Major]

They're trying to say nothing beats the ST for the money, that an M3 will smash the ST but the M3 also costs almost if not triple what an ST does, and it's to be expected. Watch the part where the M3 zooms past the ST with all the dollar signs, they all get pulled back and only two dollar signs are left at 1:23 when the ST drives past. I don't think it's that silly.

 

[moranor@axis]

doubt it will beat the Wrx in the twisties

good add for the M3 :rollsmile: